Auto paint refinish



Patented June 16, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE No Drawing. Application November 16, 1934, Serial No. 753,332

3 Claims.

This invention relates to anauto paint refinish.

Objects of this invention are to provide a novel refinish for paint, particularly for automobile 5 paint, which may be easily applied to the automobile, which will quickly dry and harden, which may be applied either by means of a rag or similar member, or which may be sprayed on the automobile, and which will restore the color and gloss.

Further objects are to provide an automobile refinish which will withstand weather for a great length of time, which will resist the effects of boiling water, and which will not turn white.

The refinish is made by mixing a low test gasoline, clear spar varnish, and anise oil. In making the refinish, it is preferable to mix the anise oil with the gasoline first and after this has been thoroughly stirred and well mixed, to thereafter add the spar varnish to the gasoline with thorough stirring. Preferably ninety-five fluid ounces of gasoline are employed, the gasoline being of low test, as it has been found that the lead contained in high test gasoline may injure the paint on the automobile.

To this ninety-five fluid ounces of low test gasoline one to two fluid ounces of anise oil are added. This proportion of anise oil will be found satisfactory, though from one to one and one-half fluid ounces of anise oil is the best proportion. Thereafter thirty-two fluid ounces of clear spar varnish are added and thoroughly stirred in with the gasoline and anise oil.

It has been found that by mixing the anise oil and gasoline first, that a more uniform penetration into the spar varnish appears to take place.

More than two fluid ounces of anise oil added to the other ingredients of the product in the proportion stated will smear and is not as satisfactory as when the proportions given hereinabove are followed.

In using the refinish, the automobile is first cleaned in any way, as, for example, by gasoline to remove the grease and dirt. Preferably the gasoline used for cleaning is also of low test.

When the automobile is thoroughly dried, the

refinish is applied. It may be applied by means of a rag or similar member or may be sprayed on.

It will dry and harden in twenty-four hours.

An automobile treated in this manner with the refinish as defined hereinabove has the color of 5 the paint and also the gloss thereof restored.

When anise oil is omitted from the mixture, it has been found that the spar varnish will whiten, whereas with the product made as defined, it has been found that although exposed to the 10 weather continuously for long periods that no whitening occurs.

The car after being refinished and after the refinish has thoroughly dried may be waxed or treated in any usual manner.

The gasoline appears to act as a drier and also as a vehicle for carrying the diluted anise oil into intimate relation with regard to the spar varnish. It is impossible when the mixing is followed using the ingredients stated to have more 20 anise oil in one portion of the spar varnish than in another, but it has been found that a very uniform proportion of the anise oil obtains throughout the entire product.

It will be seen that a very simple and economi- 25 cal refinish for automobile paint has been provided by this invention which is easy to make, which is easy to apply, and which has remarkable weather resisting properties.

Although this invention has been described in 30 considerable detail, it is to be understood that such description is intended as illustrative rather than limiting, as the invention may be variously embodied and is to be interpreted as claimed.

I claim:

1. An auto paint refinish consisting of varnish, anise oil, and gasoline also acting as a vehicle for the anise oil.

2. An auto paint refinish consisting of spar varnish, anise oil, and low test gasoline.

3. An auto paint refinish comprising ninetyfive fluid ounces of gasoline, from one to two fluid ounces of anise oil, and thirty-two fluid ounces of clear spar varnish.

WALTER BECKER, JR. 

